The Glidden Company

CTL-E-4554 · Institution · company · 1875-present

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

American paint and chemicals company; W.J. O'Brien (vice president) hired Percy Julian as director of research for its Soya Products Division in Chicago, where Julian worked for 18 years.

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Also known as: Glidden Co.

Notes

RELP105 supporting entity: edge endpoint for CTL-E-1084 affiliated_with. Identity-checked against canonical entities.json 2026-10-06: no collision.

Referenced by

Percy Lavon Julian — affiliated with → this record

Sources

Chemical & Engineering News, 'Percy Julian, The Movie'. https://cen.acs.org/articles/84/i40/Percy-Julian-Movie.html

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